People QuickFacts Waushara County Wisconsin Population, 2012 estimate 24,461 5,726,398 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 24,496 5,686,986 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012 -0.1% 0.7% Population, 2010 24,496 5,686,986 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2011 4.8% 6.2% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2011 19.5% 23.2% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2011 20.3% 13.9% Female persons, percent, 2011 47.4% 50.3%  White persons, percent, 2011 (a) 95.7% 88.4% Black persons, percent, 2011 (a) 2.0% 6.5% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.7% 1.1% Asian persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.4% 2.4% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander persons, percent, 2011 (a) 0.1% Z Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2011 1.1% 1.6% Persons of Hispanic or Latino Origin, percent, 2011 (b) 5.9% 6.1% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2011 90.4% 83.1%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 88.3% 85.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 2.5% 4.6% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 8.0% 8.5% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 85.9% 89.8% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 13.4% 26.0% Veterans, 2007-2011 2,659 431,479 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 26.9 21.5  Housing units, 2011 14,838 2,634,781 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 81.3% 69.1% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 5.5% 25.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $138,500 $169,700 Households, 2007-2011 10,143 2,279,738 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.28 2.42 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $22,363 $27,192 Median household income, 2007-2011 $43,544 $52,374 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 13.3% 12.0%     Business QuickFacts Waushara County Wisconsin Private nonfarm establishments, 2011 464 138,045 Private nonfarm employment, 2011 4,356 2,354,284 Private nonfarm employment, percent change, 2010-2011 2.2% 1.4% Nonemployer establishments, 2010 1,534 331,692  Total number of firms, 2007 2,378 433,797 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 2.6% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.6% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.6% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F S Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 1.3% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 23.9% 25.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) 111,250 163,563,195 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 49,841 59,996,244 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 203,004 72,283,321 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $8,226 $12,904 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 25,080 9,247,311 Building permits, 2012 59 12,041     Geography QuickFacts Waushara County Wisconsin Land area in square miles, 2010 626.15 54,157.80 Persons per square mile, 2010 39.1 105.0 FIPS Code 137 55 Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area None   (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts